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People Have The Power: A Celebration of Patti Smith

(NEW YORK, NY) -- (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Michael Dorf Presents announces the 20th annual Music Of tribute concert – this year celebrating the incredible work of Patti Smith – will take place at the prestigious Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. This landmark event not only honors Smith's influential career but also marks the 20th anniversary of Michael Dorf's renowned Carnegie Hall series.



Cousin Brucie Presents Chubby Checker, The Cowsills, and The Happenings LIVE! at PNC Bank Arts Center

by Spotlight Central
published 2024-09-26

It's a gorgeous September 19, 2024 evening inside Holmdel, NJ's PNC Bank Arts Center amphitheater where an audience of thousands of music lovers anticipate the start of a free Garden State Arts Center Foundation performance of Cousin Brucie Presents Chubby Checker, The Cowsills, and The Happenings.



New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 09-26-24

Here is the morning update from New Jersey's arts newswire. We regularly publish between 8-15 new articles and news reports each day. Nobody covers the Arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey Stage!





Remember Jones presents back to BACK TO BLACK: the Amy Winehouse Celebration at The Vogel

(RED BANK, NJ) -- Remember Jones presents back to BACK TO BLACK: the Amy Winehouse Celebration at The Vogel on Friday, November 29, 2024 at 7:30pm. This is an exciting dedication to the life and music of Amy Winehouse with a 12-piece band and revival of the entire 2006 Grammy Award-winning album Back to Black in its entirety, plus many other hits from Amy.








bergenPAC presents The Moody Blues' John Lodge performing Days of Future Passed

(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) presents The Moody Blues' John Lodge performing Days of Future Passed on Friday, November 15, 2024 at 8:00pm. John Lodge, legendary bass player, songwriter and vocalist of The Moody Blues, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, is coming to Englewood! He will play the iconic album in its entirely, plus a section of classic hits.



From Camden to the Boardroom: How 'The Heart of Camden' Documentary Inspires Leadership Development

by Douglas Clayton, Ed.D
published 2024-09-25

In the early 1970s, Father Michael Doyle arrived in Camden, New Jersey, a city plagued by poverty and violence. Over the next five decades, this humble Catholic priest transformed the community through his deep commitment to social justice, compassion, and advocacy. His remarkable journey is captured in the award-winning documentary "The Heart of Camden – The Story of Father Michael Doyle," which I had the privilege of producing and directing. The film, narrated pro bono by the legendary Martin Sheen, has resonated deeply with audiences across the globe, with Sheen himself calling Father Doyle "The Mighty Saint of Camden."



West Orange Moves Closer to Establishing Film Studio Project

(WEST ORANGE, NJ) -- Following a recent landmark decision to grant approval for establishing a cutting-edge film studio in West Orange, NJ, West Orange Township Council has approved Matrix Development Group's purchase of a 12-acre tract of land, flagged for redevelopment, that will be the home to the proposed film studio, along with a new corridor connecting the film studio to the Downtown.



Lewis Center for the Arts' Program in Theater & Music Theater presents "A Thread of Golden Ashes"

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Lewis Center for the Arts' Program in Theater and Music Theater at Princeton University presents A Thread of Golden Ashes, a new play by Princeton senior Le'Naya Wilkerson from October 4-6, 2024. In the play, an Earthly family and fantasy kingdom collide to explore loss, family relationships, and how our lost loved ones might stay with us in surprising ways. The production is directed by senior Wasif Sami with lighting design by Wilkerson.



Dunbar Repertory Company presents "And My Name Ain't Peaches" at Middletown Arts Center

(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- Dunbar Repertory Company at the Middletown Arts Center presents Lisa McCree's And My Name Ain’t Peaches, directed by Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr., over two weekends, September 27-29 and October 4-6, 2024. Through monologues, music, poetry and dance, playwright Lisa McCree takes a 30-year snapshot of the lives of 11 women from the inner city in her provocative comedy about self-acceptance in a world of rejection.







 

EVENT PREVIEWS

MPAC

MPAC Announces Free Summer Concert Lineup for 2026

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Mayo Performing Arts Center's Arts in the Community free summer concert schedule for 2026 has been announced. MPAC will present six free concerts between June and August. The lineup includes the return of three of their most popular events – Bollywood Dance Party, Country Line Dancing and Salsa at Sunset, as well as singer-songwriters, and more.



Classic

Classic American Tales' presents Tales at the Dormer House every Thursday

(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- From June 4 through October 15, 2026 (except for July 2), Classic American Tales (CAT) once more presents Tales at the Dormer House in which guests are treated to lemonade and tasty treats while listening to stories written by noteworthy authors, read by a variety of performers. The schedule is 4:00pm every Thursday at the historic Dormer House Bed and Breakfast (800 Columbia Avenue) in Cape May, NJ. Performances are on the front porch, weather permitting.



Princeton

Princeton Summer Theater presents "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Princeton Summer Theater's 2026 Children's Show is You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, which runs weekends from June 20 to August 1, 2026. A beloved musical since its premiere in 1967, Clark Gesner brings Charles M. Schulz's "PEANUTS" characters to the stage. The musical ventures through the highs and lows of young life, from baseball and homework to young love and friendship. With an empathetic and whimsical eye, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown reminds us of the importance of connection and joy.



2026-27

2026-27 Season Preview: Split Level Concerts at Jersey Shore Arts Center

(OCEAN GROVE, NJ) -- Split Level Concerts at the Jersey Shore Arts Center (JSAC) in Ocean Grove has announced the full concert lineup for its third season. All shows will take place beginning at 8:00pm in JSAC's Palaia Theater. The season lineup includes Willie Nile, John Gorka, Dan Bern, Catie Curtis and Band, Stephen Kellogg, Abbie Gardner, Heather Maloney and Band, and Kim Richey. As they have done in prior years, artists from the Asbury Park music scene will open many of the shows.



MPAC's

MPAC's Summer 2026 Preview

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- From the versatility of Tony winner Darren Criss, the comedy of Abbott Elementary's Janelle James and the nostalgic hits of the Grateful Dead, ABBA and more, Mayo Performing Arts Center's summer lineup features a diverse set of performances and events.












LATEST COLUMNS


Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Spiral Will" by Solace

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Spiral Will," a single and video from "Fading Failing Ruin," the latest album from doomy Jersey Shore dirt metal greats Solace.




Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 07/23/2026

"Correct! I actually performed on The Totally Tubular Festival two years ago. I was playing solo that night and they asked me to come back, so I thought I'd do something a bit different and so I decided to reform my backing band from 1988, The Lost Toy People. The last show we played together was with Depeche Mode and OMD at the Rose Bowl for the legendary 101 Concert and the other night in Phoenix was our first show in 38 years; how about that?"




Wesley Pierre: "Catharsis"

Even those who don't know very much about visual art are familiar with the Cubist approach to the human body. Pablo Picasso liked to present a person from many angles at once, and compress three-dimensional form into a two-dimensional frame. No matter what step she's on, that nude descending a staircase comes at us all at once. We know we're looking at an individual person, even if it's never clear which of those fields of color represent the present moment and which are afterimages, projections, and vapor trails. Representing human beings like this guarantees that there’ll be distortions: facial features in strange places, unexpected angles, duplicates and odd subtractions, clashes between heads, necks, and torsos, the shuffling of expressions, and the surprise and disquiet that comes when an obviously human figure doesn't look much like a human at all.








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